ABC3340: In this national investigative news series called Spotlight on America, PAVe advocate, Donna Bartlett shares her family’s struggle with vaping and nicotine addiction and what she is doing to fight back against the tobacco and vaping industries.
InvestigateTV: Watch PAVe advocate Donna Bartlett speak about how schools need partnerships with families on the front end to tackle the issue of youth vaping.
CU School of Medicine: Nearly half a million middle school and high school students have reported using nicotine pouches this year. CU physician Gina Kruse explains why that’s concerning.
STOP: Millions of children are now exposed to e-cigarette and nicotine pouch branding via F1 Kids. Cigarette branding returns through expanded use of historic race footage.
USA Today: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of $76 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes.
NBCNews: Parent groups and anti-tobacco advocates criticized the decision, which comes after years of pushing to keep menthol and other flavors that can appeal to teens off the market.
CBSNews: The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, the first time the agency has opened the door for vaping companies to sell non-tobacco flavored products.
CHEST: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country. Listen to an interview with parent advocate, Meredith Berkman, who shares her story. This podcast is part of the summer 2023 issue of CHEST Advocates.
Healthline: The American Heart Association surveyed more than 2,500 teens and young adults and found that vaping nicotine and THC – the psychoactive component in cannabis – was associated with an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Medscape: Rashelle Bernal vaped and ended up in an induced coma for a week. She was one of almost 3000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the epidemic of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).
ABC NEWS: Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping— even as a smoking cessation tool.
CNBC: Young people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms, including bronchitis and shortness of breath, after just 30 days of electronic cigarette use, according to a new study.
INSIDER - One tobacco giant — Reynolds American — is actively spreading millions of dollars to hundreds of state-level political candidates and political action committees, according to an internal corporate governance document reviewed by Insider.
Forbes: Practices like vaping, however, can throw off the oral microbiome's delicate balance, leading to health concerns for the mouth and the rest of the body.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform: “On March 6, 2020, the Subcommittee initially presented evidence to FDA that all U.S. sales of Puff Bar products were illegal and subject to immediate FDA enforcement action.”
